Malayan Insurgency – 1950

Malayan Insurgency

1950-1960 – Australia joins an international effort to defeat communist guerrillas who are waging war on the Malayan government.

The Australian commitment initially consists of RAAF aircraft operating logistics and bombing missions from Singapore, but by 1955 ground troops are being employed against the insurgents in the jungles of the Malayan mainland.

By the time the insurgency is defeated in 1960, 39 Australians have been killed.